Modi had expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France
The meeting will mark the first interaction between Modi and Trump since their last meeting in February 2025 in Washington DC. File | Photo credit: AP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit being held in Evian, France on June 16-17, official sources told The Hindu. Trump has already announced that he will attend the G7 summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The meeting will mark the first interaction between Mr Modi and Mr Trump since their last meeting in February 2025 in Washington DC. The sources did not elaborate on the details of the planned discussion, but the two sides are expected to discuss the pending bilateral trade pact and other regional and global matters of common interest. The officials provided this information soon after sharing details of Mr. Modi’s upcoming travel plan to France and the Slovak Republic.
The Prime Minister’s visit to France will be in two parts, with the first part lasting from 13 June to 14 June and the second from 16 June to 19 June. He will meet Mr Macron on June 14 in Nice, which has emerged as an important link in the Indian Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEEC) project, which the Indian government has championed since the G2020 summit in Nice. the two leaders will also jointly launch the ‘Bharat Innovates’ event, which will bring together top innovation startups and venture capital funds from India, France and other countries,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in its visit notice.
Between the two legs of his visit to France, from June 14 to June 16, Mr. Modi will pay a state visit to the Slovak Republic, where he will meet Prime Minister Robert Fico. “It will be the first ever visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Slovakia since its independence in 1993,” the MEA said.
President Droupadi Murmu visited Slovakia in April 2025, followed by Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini’s visit to the AI Impact Summit in February this year. “The visit will reaffirm India’s commitment to strengthen its bilateral relations with Slovakia in various sectors, including trade, investment and automobile and railway manufacturing,” the MEA said. Mr Modi will also meet Mr Pellegrini.
Towards the end of the trip, Mr Modi will return to France to attend the G7 summit in Evian on June 16-17. “On the sidelines of the summit, the Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders,” the MEA said.
Following this, Mr. Modi will visit Paris on June 18 for “further bilateral engagements and attend the VivaTech Summit, Europe’s largest technology and startup event,” the MEA said. He is also expected to attend a meeting with the Indian community in Paris.
Published – 09 Jun 2026 23:48 IST